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The Big Clock is a 1948 American thriller directed by John Farrow and adapted by novelist-screenwriter Jonathan Latimer from the 1946 novel of the same title by Kenneth Fearing. The black-and-white film is set in New York City, and stars Ray Milland, Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Sullivan.
The Big Clock: Directed by John Farrow. With Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready. A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
Apr 9, 2021 · The Big Clock is a 1948 American film noir directed by John Farrow and adapted by novelist-screenwriter Jonathan Latimer from the 1946 novel of the same name by Kenneth Fearing. The black-and-white film is set in New York City and stars Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, and Maureen O'Sullivan.
Flashback begins as a tour-guide (Earle Hodgins) describes the clock and the Janoth Building, and witty George (Ray Milland) happens by for an illuminating elevator ride, in John Farrow's The Big Clock, 1948.
The Big Clock is a 1946 novel by Kenneth Fearing. Published by Harcourt Brace, the thriller was Fearing's fourth novel, following three for Random House ( The Hospital, Dagger of the Mind, Clark Gifford's Body) and five collections of poetry.
Anticipating a much-needed vacation from Earl Janoth (Charles Laughton), his abusive boss, magazine editor George Stroud (Ray Milland) finally reaches a breaking point when...
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Overview. Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth to find the killer.
The Big Clock, American film noir, released in 1948, that was a classic of the genre. It was noted for its unexpected plot twists and strong performances, especially those by Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester. Earl Janoth (played by Laughton) is a tyrannical publishing magnate who murders his.
The Big Clock is a suspenseful yet quirky classic pulpy noir thriller headlined by Ray Milland & Charles Laughton. A Wrong-man-on-the-run premise with an ingenious set-up, where the walls seems to constantly be closing in.
The Big Clock is a 1948 film noir thriller directed by John Farrow, and adapted by renowned novelist-screenwriter Jonathan Latimer from the novel of the same name by Kenneth Fearing. The black-and-white film is set in New York City and stars Ray Milland and Maureen O'Sullivan.